USDA Pursues Allegation of Squelch in Grain Probe
The USDA says an allegation that a grain inspector was told to back off an inquiry is not yet substantiated though a probe continues. Willard Griffin's 1970 memo on irregularities in inspection and weighing sparked later investigations, with related inquiries and 20 indictments for bribery and misgrading.
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Washington
APD
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Agriculture Department
Hubert Humphrey
Dminn
Willard W. Griffin
Griffin
Prain
Bayside
Reserve
Mississippi River
Myrtle Grove
Grffin Agai
FBI
New Orleans
Houston
Clark Bill Would Set Up Federal Grain Inspection
Senator Dirk Clark of Iowa pledges to introduce a bill within 10 days creating a semi independent federal grain inspection agency to oversee U S grain handling. He notes past Gulf port probes and indictments of New Orleans and Houston inspectors for bribes and misgrading. The plan would involve Justice Commerce and Agriculture to reduce conflicts of interest in inspections.
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Omaha
Dirk Clark
Iowa
U.S
Clark
Gulf Port
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
New Orleans
Houston
Gulf Ports
Justices
Conmerce
Agriculture
Farm News Bean Promotion Vote Slated for Sept. 9
Des Moines Iowa producers eligible about 80 000 will vote Tuesday September 9 on the future of the soybean promotion program. If approved the program continues with up to one half of one cent per bushel into a promotion fund. if rejected it ends in December with no immediate reinstatement for 180 days.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert Lounsberry
Lounsberry
Agriculture Department
Iowa Agriculture Department
U S Could Expand Crop Acreage by 80 Percent
Bernard Brenner reports economists in the U S Agriculture Department say rising food demand could let American farmers expand cropland by about 80 percent over the long term. Of 266 million acres potentially convertible, only about 100 million are well suited for rapid conversion, with regional splits across Southern Plains, Northern Plains, and other areas.
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UPI
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
Appalachian
Lake
Northeast
Lake States
Com Belt
Northern Plains
Southeast
Delta
Southern Plains
Pacific
Leafhoppers Ravage Iowa’s Alfalfa Fields
Ames farmers face severe alfalfa leafhopper damage statewide with infestations rising through August. Extension entomologist Jerry DeWitt warns outlook remains poor as weather, oat-alfalfa mixes, and hard-to-see immature insects complicate control. He urges removing oats soon and treating alfalfa when yellowing appears.
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Ames
Iwa
Jerry DeWitt
Iowa State University
DeWitt
Iowa
Four-State Agronomy Day Features Minimum Tillage
Four site agronomy field day at University of Wisconsin experimental farm in Lancaster Wisconsin features conventional and minimum tillage for corn. Tours run 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with morning or afternoon options. One tour covers soils small grains grass and bridefoot reball varieties. The other focuses on weed control corn production pasture renovation and alfalfa and soybean varieties. Lunch served 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by Iowa State Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin and Southwest regions with university specialists present. The farm lies on highway 4 7 miles southwest of Lancaster.
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Wis
University of Wisconsin
Towa State University
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Vocational and Technical Institute
Highway 4
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Perpetual
Royal Rendition Quartet
Cedar Rapids
Owa
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